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Lemont Waterways – Admiral Dewey and the Battle of the Ship Canal

  I promised you a story about the opening of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The truth is, not everyone was in favor of the canal. St. Louis filed a lawsuit in 1899 to prevent the opening, fearing it … Continue reading

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